BIRDS MENTIONED…
Inca Dove | Common Ground Dove | Solitary Sandpiper | VEGA GULL | Pacific Loon | Zone-tailed Hawk | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Tropical Kingbird | Eastern Phoebe | Purple Martin | Bank Swallow | White Wagtail | Grasshopper Sparrow | Black-throated Sparrow | Clay-colored Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | American Redstart | Blackburnian Warbler | Rose-breasted Grosbeak
This is the Los Angeles Rare Bird Alert for April 5, 2024.
Two INCA DOVES were in Lake Los Angeles on April 4 by the intersection of Sweetair and168th Street East.
A COMMON GROUND DOVE continued at Hansen Dam in Lake View Terrace through March 30 on the west side of the main lake.
A continuing SOLITARY SANDPIPER was at Hansen Dam through April 5 at the dam spillway.
A VEGA GULL continued along the Los Angeles River between the Slauson and Imperial crossings through April 2. A PURPLE MARTIN was in this area on April 2.
A PACIFIC LOON was seen over Pasadena on March 30 and another was at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas from April 3-4.
A ZONE-TAILED HAWK was at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena on March 31.
The DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel continued through March 28 often near the central part of the park.
Two TROPICAL KINGBIRDS continued along the Los Angeles River at Willow Street through April 4.
An EASTERN PHOEBE was at Hansen Dam (southwest edge of the willow forest) on March 30.
PURPLE MARTIN was at Piute Ponds on Edwards AFB (letter of permission required) on March 28.
Another PURPLE MARTIN and a BANK SWALLOW were at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale on March 29.
Another BANK SWALLOW was at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas on March 30.
A WHITE WAGTAIL was along the Los Angeles River in Long Beach under the 405 Freeway crossing on April 2.
Two CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS and a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW continued through April 3 and a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued through April 1 at Madrona March in Torrance.
A BLACK-THROATED SPARROW was at White Point Nature Preserve in San Pedro on March 29.
A SWAMP SPARROW was at Cal State Long Beach from April 3-4. Google Maps coordinates 33.7816, -118.1121
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continued at the West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail in Lakewood through April 2.
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER continued at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach through March 31 on the east side south of the amphitheater.
An AMERICAN REDSTART was at Holmby Park in Beverly Hills on March 31 near the playground area.
A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was in West Covina at the Civic Center Plaza (behind the library) through April 1.
A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK continued at the LA County Arboretum through March 29 in the Meadowbrook area.
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
For all events, field trips and announcements, please see our website at http://www.laaudubon.org
California Bird Records Committee (report rarities as appropriate on the rare bird report form): http://www.californiabirds.org/
Enter your bird sightings on eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird